To UMEA members:

• Rhonda Rhodes, UMEA President-elect, has requested a call for nominations for the upcoming election to be held online during the last weeks of January and the first week of February, 2016 (members will be individually notified when voting for these offices opens). Rhonda is seeking nominations for the following offices: Orchestra Vice President-elect; Jazz Vice President-elect; Elementary Vice President-elect (Yes, you can nominate yourself). Deadline for nominations is September 12, 2015. Please email nominations to Rhonda at: rhonda@infowest.com

• Heath Wolf, UMEA Jr. High/Middle School Band Festival Chair, wants interested band directors to be aware that parts for the audition chorale have been posted on the www.UMEA.us  website. Use the following link: http://umea.us/stjrhighband.php

• Band V.P., Jared Hearld, Orchestra V.P., Ranae Dalgleish, and Jazz V.P., Adam Lambert, would like the their constituent educators to check the all-state pages of the UMEA website in the coming weeks as they upload all-state audition materials.